Silver's POV
I leaned back on my chair frustrated as I massage the bridge of my nose. My head and ears are starting to sting in pain from hearing so many classical music pieces. I am finding what that music was and was hoping to find one immediately but I've been sitting in the chair for 1 and a half hours and I still haven't found it. I was groaning in frustration and Tyron walked closer to me. And licked my hand that was hanging. I looked at him and rubbed his head.
"Still not found yet?" Yuan asked as he got out of the kitchen with an apron on him. He's actually a good cook and he once told me he dreamed to be a chef one day in France once we get o earn enough here. and once that happens, he was thinking of stopping this assassination business.
"No, not yet. My head is hurting from hearing too much piece already and I still couldn't find it. Feels like I'll be hearing classical in my head for the next few weeks." I proclaimed. He laughed and grabbed our jackets and pulled me.
"That's enough. Let's get some fresh air. Maybe grab a few drinks on the way." He said and put his jacket on and so was I. I Grabbed on my stick and headed out. We left Tyron and Geo at home since we are going out together. We headed to the west side of our apartment since we usually take the east side when working and a lot of people know us there.
We walked down to the park and we each drop a cent in the fountain. It's a habit since we were kids. We use to wish for small things like money will fall out on our feet one day or when we wish for ice cream, it all came true. But we just drop coins in there and left that place. We Sat down on a bench and looked at the scenery in front of us. He was right, I guess I do need some fresh air. We saw an ice cream truck nearby and kids rushed over there.
"Would like one?" Yuan asked. I nodded and he walked there to buy one. I just stayed reminiscing some bittersweet childhood memories we had in this park. After we left that orphanage, this was the first place we came since we fled from that hell of a place. We came here to play and sometimes steal here. We had an old abandoned apartment as our home when we were kids but it was torn down one day. Luckily we manage to earn enough money and moved to a better apartment and we set on a different apartment soon after that. My train of thought was cut off when someone spoke beside me.
"Seems like you to love this place so much do you? You made so many memories here. There used to be a foxglove there. You and your brother loved to play hide and seek there, sadly now it's an opened hut for couples. You also used to drop a coin in that fountain as well-wishing for some childish desires." He chuckled after saying does. I looked at him without tilting my head and he was looking forward. He must be not talking to me. There's a kid beside him and just maybe, he might be talking to him.
"Oh, I'm not talking to Dylan here. I'm talking to you, Silver. Who else would play in the foxglove garden when you were 8? I mean anyone could but I don't remember playing there, not even once." He answered then looked at me. I felt a shiver down my spine as he looked at me directly in the eyes. How can that be? He knows my name. I don't remember meeting this man ever. Ho0w can he know so much about me. I averted his gazed and remained silent. My hands were shaking and I was sweating too much. When is Yuan coming? What's taking him so long? He stood up and fixed his clothes. He walked in front of me and stared at me then gave me a flower. I looked at him and he just smiled then left. Moments later, Yuan came with 2 ice cream in his hands. He looked at me with frowned eyebrows and was checking at me.
"What's wrong with you? You're sweating too much when you're sitting in the shade. Did something happen while I was gone?" He asked I just shook my head unable to speak or move. He handed over the ice cream to me and I just ate it silently.
"I've known for a long time so you can't hide anything from me. I'll let this one slide cause you seem uncomfortable at the moment but you better tell me what happened, ok?" He just said and I nodded. I continued eating the ice cream and stood up when I was done. I forgot that there was a flower on my lap and it fell when I stood up. Yuan noticed it and picked it up.
"What's this? Where did you get this?" He asked while looking at the flower and smelled it. "It smells fragrant. What is it called?"
"I don't know. I'll explain everything to you later on. Let's get home for now." I just answered. He nodded and we started walking home. We walked by a flower stall and saw the owner was arranging her flowers there. We decided to ask her what kind of flower that was.
"Uhmm, excuse us miss. But perhaps, do you know what flower this is?" Yuan asked and showed the flower. The woman looked at it and smiled.
"That's an astilbe sir. The astilbe flower is also known as false spirea, false goat's beard, or feather flower, and they are said to have the meaning of "I will be waiting for you or 'I'll still be waiting," symbolizing patience and dedication to a loved one." She explained. He just nodded and thanked the florist. We walked back home and I sat on the couch tired. Yuan walked to the computer and typed something. I sat up straight and looked at what he was doing.
"What'ya doing?" I asked.
"Searching about this flower to check if it's real." He replied not looking at me. I walked up to him and saw that the screen revealed that the flower, Astilbe, really means waiting. I suddenly felt both fears and cringe knowing this flower came from that strange man earlier.
"I guess it does mean waiting." He muttered. He turned around looking at me put on a serious face. "Now start talking." He demanded. I just breathe heavily and start explaining.
"A man was sitting on the opposite bench beside me earlier and starting uttering strange things. He was beside a little boy so I thought he was talking to him. But he suddenly said that he wasn't talking to the boy but he was talking to me. Like he was reading my mind. Then he stood up and gave me the astilbe flower and left." I explained. He looked at me silently. He stood up and grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil.
"Do you remember what he looked like? Can you draw him?" He asked. I just nodded and gave me the paper and pencil. I started drawing his image in my head. I wasn't as good at drawing as Yuan was but so far, he can understand my drawings even if they were scribbles. Like he saw something behind the scribbles. When I was done I gave it to Yuan and he stares at it and went to the computer. He went to the kitchen and grabbed some pills. He gets a glass of water and gave it to me.
"Drink this you must be stressed out." He said. I drank the pills and water and slowly my vision was getting blurry and I was feeling sleepy. I looked at Yuan and he was looking at me with a straight face and brushed my hair trying to make me fall asleep.
"This will put you to sleep for a while. I made this pill months ago. Don't worry Silver. All your worries and problems will be over soon. Just leave it to me." He said then stood up.
"Yuan wait." I was feeling weak and was about to shut my eyes I tried grabbing but I suddenly fell asleep seeing Yuan walking to the computer.
Yuan's POV
Silver suddenly fell asleep about to fall off the couch luckily Tyron caught him. I walked back to him arranging his position and tucked him in. I kissed his forehead and walked back to the computer. I looked at the drawing and touched the screen. Silver didn't know anything about this. Various sites and images flashed on the screen until it led me to a strange website. I touched the screen again logging in. I saw a picture of a man similar to what Silver drew. I read his name below the picture.
Prof Troy Magnus Ramirez. I read the details about him and checked his background. He was the youngest scientist recruited when he was around 15 at the Research Center Of The Organizing Of Iridology but there was an explosion accident 8 years ago. He got married to the daughter of a pharmaceutical company then had 3 children. He created a new lab under his name, Defense Lab Of Obscure Iridology. I was about to read more when the screen suddenly starts glitching. I tried refreshing it and was about to restart it when a note popped up in the center. It was blank and a cursor then words started appearing turning into a message.
'Hello there, Yuan. I see that you are busy at the moment so I'll make this quick. When the moon is full, meet me at Windy grounds with your brother Silver. Don't worry, I am not a fret. I know you are confused now and worried about you and your bother's safety but I can a sure you, I am on your side. Two men in a suit with a black van will be waiting for you there. I'll be waiting, gearhead.'
after reading the first message, the screen glitched and went back to the home screen and a not appeared in the corner. It was typing something.
'Full moon = Windy park with Silver'
I rushed to my computer and shut it down. I grabbed my phone and check when the next full moon. It's 3 more nights from now. I looked at silver who is peacefully sleeping. Without a minute to waste, I packed a few clothes and some important things I need and went down to the car I hide in the corner of the apartment I am living. I carried Silver and told Geo and Tyron to follow. I placed Silver at the passenger seat and the animals at the back. I drove the car to Silver's apartment and packed a few things for him and some important stuff he needs. When everything is packed, I drove fast away from that city. I left a message to my colleague telling him that something happens and I won't be working for a few months and so was Silver's company.
We need to leave immediately. I didn't left that orphan home just to go outside and get my family hurt again. I lost my family once and I am not losing them again. I drove past a sign saying that the road leads to Lexington, Massachusetts. We'll stay there for a while then continue moving tomorrow. I looked at the Silver who's brows are frowning. Seems like he's having a nightmare again. I held his hand tight to let him know he is not alone. I looked at him quickly and saw that he stopped frowning his eyebrows and seemed to calm down. He seemed to calm down and I faced forward to continue driving.
"Don't worry, Silver. Everything will be alright." I muttered to myself and drove fast away from that place.